Speaker inaugurates ‘Smart Leadership Academy’ for building smart leadership
BSS :
The Smart Leadership Academy (SLA), established to develop technologically skilled smart leadership, commenced its activities on Thursday with a workshop for members of parliament (MPs) in the capital.
Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury inaugurated the Smart Leadership Academy at a workshop organized by the World Bank funded Enhancing Digital Government and Economy (EDGE) Project of the Bangladesh Computer Council, under the ICT Division at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) with the theme ‘Smart Leadership for Smart Bangladesh’.
The SLA is being established permanently as a state-of-the-art training center for developing technologically skilled human resources through training for Smart Bangladesh as announced by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on December 12, 2022.
Dr. Shirin Sharmin said that the key requirement for building Smart Bangladesh is to develop smart leadership with simultaneously ensuring digital literacy for the people.
“If we can cultivate smart leadership at all levels of society, starting from the grassroots, it would be achievable to build Smart Bangladesh before 2041,” she added.
Urging the members of parliament (MPs) to come up with initiatives, Dr. Shirin Sharmin observed that as representatives of the people, they can play a vital role in motivating individuals to become digitally literate and fostering smart leadership across all sections of society.
“MPs are directly connected with the people, they have the potential to change the traditional mindset of the local population and encourage them to embrace technology as well as help build smart leadership from various sections of society,” said the speaker.
Dr. Shirin Sharmin stated that with the emergence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, various sectors including agriculture, education, and health will operate more efficiently through the utilization of frontier technologies like AI, IoT, robotics, 3D printing, and drones. “If we fail to cope up with these advancements, we will lag behind,” she observed.
